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Icy L. Williams, Chairperson
National Sustainability Coalition
513/242‐1066 or 513/335‐1978
icywilliams@aol.com
www.nscoalition.com
Dr. Calvin L. Green, Jr., President
International Sustainability Institute of Applied Sciences
513/563‐0138 or 513/518‐4522 clg.isias@yahoo.com
INTERNATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY INSTITUTE OF APPLIED SCIENCES LAUNCHES IN CINCINNATI
CINCINNATI, OH ‐ MARCH 2, 2010 ‐‐ The National Sustainability Coalition, today announced
that it is collaborating with Dr. Calvin L. Green, Jr., a world‐renowned environmental engineer
and scientist, to launch the International Sustainability Institute of Applied Sciences. Dr. Green
spent 25 years as a technology leader with The Procter & Gamble Company, where he worked
in Corporate Global Environment before retiring last September. His extensive expertise in
wastewater treatment and pretreatment technologies, hygiene engineering, dust control and
business science make him an excellent choice to serve as the Institute’s first president.
The National Sustainability Coalition (NSC), a nonprofit initiative on a mission to transform
America’s businesses into sustainable enterprises, is sponsoring the start‐up of the International
Sustainability Institute of Applied Sciences. Dr. Green has recruited a number of professional
colleagues to form a prestigious resource pool that will bring world‐class sustainability
curriculum to community colleges and technical schools through Centers of Sustainability
Excellence across the U.S. The turn‐key program includes accredited and certificate
sustainability courses, expert workforce development training designed to integrate
sustainability into work processes, and dynamic instructors with proven proficiency in
sustainable best practices.
“There is nothing more important today than educating a 21st century workforce who
recognize the significance of understanding and promoting sustainability,” says Icy L. Williams,
chairperson of the NSC. “The Institute will create pathways for adult working students to achieve
educational and career success, while allowing them to take quality courses that ordinarily are
only available at a four‐year college or university.”
According to Dr. Green, the Institute works closely with community college administrators,
faculty and staff to:
Provide a means by which students can build on their associate degree programs to
advance their education…and their careers.
Offer University transition education for students considering a four‐year degree in
sustainable development and environmental management.
Provide job training and industry credentialed programs that today’s workers need to
succeed in a changing workplace.
Apply the sciences of sustainability to the labor market by offering education that is
sensitive to real‐life experience and relevant to jobs that are in demand.
“In times like these, organizations need leaders with the knowledge and training to
implement effective green initiatives that will improve business operations, manufacturing
processes and green construction projects, while enhancing the environment” says Dr. Green,
who has a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and Chemistry from Tuskegee University and a
Ph.D. in Civil/Environmental Engineer and Aquatic Ecology from North Carolina State University.
About the National Sustainability Coalition
The NSC is a nonprofit initiative designed to help small and diverse businesses integrate
sustainability into their mission, operations and workforce development to improve
environmental, social and economic performance. Organized as part of Cybervillage, USA Inc., a
501(c) (3) Ohio corporation, the NSC is headquartered in Cincinnati and operates under the
direction of an eleven‐member Executive Committee comprised of a diverse group of well‐
known professionals who oversee the program’s objectives and activities. Icy L. Williams, former
Corporate Supplier Diversity leader at The Procter & Gamble Company, serves as president. For
further information, visit: www.nscoalition.com
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